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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Navy Capt. Miguel Dieguez, commanding officer of Navy Facilities Southeast, joins Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, in cutting a ribbon March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Navy Capt. Miguel Dieguez, commanding officer of Navy Facilities Southeast, joins Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, in cutting a ribbon March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, welcomes community leaders after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, welcomes community leaders after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

John Roberts, interim emergency manager and critical infrastructure protection officer, speaks with Joe Cowan, patrol and enforcement director, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

John Roberts, interim emergency manager and critical infrastructure protection officer, speaks with Joe Cowan, patrol and enforcement director, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, after a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Luke Watson, commanding officer of Blount Island Command, speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 26 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. A new $14.2 million police station and emergency operations center opened on the facility, consolidating vital functions into a single, hardened structure and enhancing protection for Marine Corps' prepositioning programs. The up to date, 18,500-square-foot building combines the former police station and emergency operations center, which had been in structures vulnerable to hurricanes.

Photo by Dustin Senger

A technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command approach the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, ahead of pier-side offloading March 24 at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Maj. James Fazica)

A technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command approach the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, ahead of pier-side offloading March 24 at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Maj. James Fazica)

Photo by Maj. James Fazica

A technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command and Marines from 3rd Marine Division prepare for pier-side offloading from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, March 24 at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Maj. James Fazica)

A technical advisory and assistance team from Blount Island Command and Marines from 3rd Marine Division prepare for pier-side offloading from the USNS Sisler, a cargo ship operated by Military Sealift Command, March 24 at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Equipment, sent from Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida, the hub of Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, will support Marines participating in Exercise Balikatan 25, which kicks off April 21. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Philippines and U.S. armed forces. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo/Maj. James Fazica)

Photo by Maj. James Fazica

Marines explain M777 howitzer operations to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Marines explain M777 howitzer operations to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, answers questions from individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, answers questions from individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Sgt. Nataly Azanzamontoya, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Nataly Azanzamontoya, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Staff Sgt. Arkeevin Lewis, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Staff Sgt. Arkeevin Lewis, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Individuals scheduled for boot camp prepare for a 1.5-mile run during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Individuals scheduled for boot camp prepare for a 1.5-mile run during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

Individuals scheduled for boot camp complete a 1.5-mile run during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Individuals scheduled for boot camp complete a 1.5-mile run during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Sgt. Devin Eovaldi, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Devin Eovaldi, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Saraysophonh Thach, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Sgt. Nataly Azanzamontoya, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Sgt. Nataly Azanzamontoya, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Marines explain M240 machine gun crew maneuvers to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Marines explain M240 machine gun crew maneuvers to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Staff Sgt. Arkeevin Lewis, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Staff Sgt. Arkeevin Lewis, drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, prepares individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger

Marines explain Joint Light Tactical Vehicle capabilities to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Marines explain Joint Light Tactical Vehicle capabilities to individuals scheduled for boot camp during a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Jacksonville pool function March 22 at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Roughly 275 young men and women from across Florida and Georgia participated in the annual event, designed to assess the physical and mental readiness of future recruits before they ship to boot camp.

Photo by Dustin Senger